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2001-12-09

Sunday, December 09, 2001 1:19 PM
equal compensation to victums of 911



Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice

Dear Mr. Zwick-

I am appalled at the thought that the FAMILIES of the homosexual victums of
911 may not be eligable for benefits of government funding. I capitalize the
word FAMILIES because that's what they are. They are the loved ones and, in
some cases, dependents of those hard working people who were in the wrong
place at the wrong time. And they happen had partners of the same
sex.....BIG DEAL! Does that mean that they are suffering any less? Why make
life harder for those who have been through enough, in these recent events?

Now, more than ever, people need to be proud of who they are and feel
empowered to carry on with their daily demands as well as their long term
dreams. How about if we responded with equal rights and justice? What if
they could feel support from their government to assist them in the same way
that conventional, heterosexual families will be assisted? Anything less is
injustice. After all, ALL of the families affected by this tragedy were
targeted equally, by extreme animosity toward our government. Shouldn't we
show the world that what our government and this country stands for is
freedom and equality? Or is all of this "Land of the Free" stuff just a
bunch of talk?

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Fair Haven, NJ

2001-12-09